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Microsoft's biggest 2026 problem – the fans have checked out

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by uberman

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I see the difference as this.
It used to be that technology was driven by user demand. Users wanted better graphics and games and productivity software and were excited about progress being made to those ends.
Today, advances in technology are made in the interest of the companies that provide the tech. I want more tracking in my OS said no user ever. I want my OS to force me to use cloud saves said no user ever. I want my computer to take screenshots of my desktop every second and send them to Microsoft said no user ever. I want AI agents poking about my system said no user ever. My PC works fine but I would like to be forced into upgrading said no user ever.
It used to be the case that users were hungry for new upgrades, now they dread them.
Just my take.

by in-tension

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I think we're seeing that companies can't get away with the same tricks to increase profits indefinitely. Consumers are becoming less susceptible to marketing and hype that it isn't backed up by actual substance. (And substance doesn't just mean a good idea, execution matters, if you release some sort of new device with really buggy software it's not going to get traction.)